60 BEE CULTURE. 
ITALIANIZING OF THE APIARY. 
To do this, a tested Italian queen (Fig. J) should be ob. 
tained from some RELIABLE dealer or brecder, and introduced 
into one of the best colonies of the apiary. or, as the queen 
is the mother of the colony, to change queens is to change the 
whole character of the colony in a short space of time. To 
successfully 
INTRODUCE A QUEEN 
it will be necessary to find the queen to be superseded and 
take her away. A black queen being easily frightened, will 
hide or run away to some corner, therefore it is best to pro- 
cecd cautiously and without jarring. 
In the middle of the day, when the old bees are at work, 
open the hive, taking out the centre frame, examine both 
sides, and if the queen is not there, proceed with the adjacent 
frames till she is found. If not successful the first time, 
Fia. 35.—Muandible of Queen, yreatly magnified. 
close the hive an hour or two, till the hees become quiet, and 
then repeat the operation. An Italian queen would be easily 
found, but the blacks are more troublesome. When found, 
either destroy her or make such other disposition of her as 
may be desired ; cage the Italian queen and insert it between 
two combs containing honey which the queen may be able ta 
reach at pleasure, 
